'Aurangzeb Wasn't Cruel, Didn't Demolish Vishwanath Temple, No Shiva Linga Found In Gyanvapi Mosque': Masjid Committee In Varanasi Court

"Neither Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was cruel, nor did he demolish any Lord Adi Vishweshwar Temple in Varanasi," submitted Gyanvapi Mosque Committee before the Varanasi Court on May 22 by filing an application opposing Hindu Worshippers' Plea filed last week seeking ASI Survey of Mosque premises.In its objection to the ASI Survey of the premises, the Masjid Committee (Anjuman Intezamia...

ITAT Allows Income Tax Deduction On Effluent Water Treatment

The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has allowed the income tax deduction on effluent water treatment.The bench of Amit Shukla (Judicial Member) and Gagan Goyal (Accountant Member) has observed that effluent water treatment can be considered a water treatment plant eligible under Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act.The appellant/assessee is in the business of...

CBDT Notifies The Procedure To Compute ‘Net Winnings’ From Online Games

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Income Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2023.The Board has notified a new Rule 133, which prescribes a manner for computing "net winnings" from online games under sections 115 BBJ and 194BA of the Income Tax Act, 1961.It was clarified that whenever there is payment to the user in kind or in cash, or partly in kind and partly in cash, which...

Only Instructing Counsel Can Make Mentionings Before Vacation Bench, Not Senior Counsel: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today refused to permit Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to mention a matter before it. A vacation bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Karol said that as per vacation bench norms, only instructing counsel should make mentionings, not senior counsel.Rohatgi sought to mention the matter concerning the issue of electricity in Delhi. Reportedly, the peak...

CLAT 2024 To Be Conducted On December 3, 2023

The Executive Committee and Governing Body of the Consortium of National Law Universities met on May 20, 2023 at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal and decided that the Common Law Admission Test 2024 shall be conducted on Sunday, December 3, 2023. The exam is for admission to UG and PG law courses in 22 National Law Universities.The Consortium in the press release has said that...

Sex Work Not An Offence, Detention Of An Adult Sex Worker For No Reason Infringes Fundamental Rights Under Article 19: Mumbai Court

Indulging in sex work is itself not an offence but prostitution in a public place can be an offence, a Sessions Court observed while ordering the release of a 34-year-old alleged sex worker from a shelter home.Additional Sessions Judge CV Patil set aside a magistrate’s order to detain the woman at the Navjeevan Mahila Vastigriha, Deonar for one year for her care and protection considering...

Awdhesh Rai Murder Case Against Ex-UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari: Arguments Concluded, Varanasi Court To Pronounce Judgment On June 5

The Judgment in the 31-year-old Awadhesh Rai murder case, in which former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari is the prime accused, will be delivered by Special Judge (MP/MLA) Avneesh Gautam on June 5. The Court concluded the hearing in the matter after arguments in the case were completed on May 19. On May 22, Advocate Srinath Tripathi, appearing on behalf of Ansari, filed 31 page written arguments before...

Rahul Gandhi Moves Delhi Court Seeking No Objection For Issuance Of Fresh Passport

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved a Delhi Court seeking no objection for issuance of fresh ordinary passport to him, after he surrendered his diplomatic passport on being disqualified as a Member of Parliament. The application has been moved by Gandhi in the National Herald case filed by former MP Subramanian Swamy against him in Rouse Avenue Courts. He, along with his mother Sonia...

Avulapalli Reservoir: Supreme Court Stays NGT’s 100 Crore Penalty On Andhra Pradesh,Orders To Deposit 25 Crore

The Supreme Court has stayed the Rs.100 Crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the water resource department of Andhra Pradesh for obtaining Environmental Clearance for the construction of Avulapalli reservoir in Chittoor district in violation of environmental norms.The stay is granted subject to the state depositing an amount of Rs. 25 Crore with the authorities within...

TDS To Be Deducted By Online Game Platforms When The Winning Amount Exceeds The Threshold Of Rs. 100: CBDT

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the Guidelines for the removal of difficulties under section 194 BA (3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.The new section mandates a person, who is responsible for paying any person any income by way of winnings from any online game during the financial year to deduct income tax on the net winnings in the person's user account. Tax is required to...

‘Input Service’ Include Any Service Received In Or In Relation To Setting Up, Modernisation, Renovation Or Repair Of The Factory Premises: CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the construction services and other services that are necessary for the renting of the business fall under the definition of ‘input service’ as provided under Rule 2(l) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004.The two-member bench of S. S. Garg (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar...

PM Modi Degree Defamation Case| Ahmedabad Court Issues Fresh Summons To Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, RS MP Sanjay Singh

A Court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad District today issued a fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University for their (Kejriwal & Singh) alleged derogatory statements made in connection with the controversy regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree. The...